Bowen Family Systems Therapy - Kris Kern Psychology

[Pages:30]Bowen Family Systems Therapy

by: Erin Carpenter

University of San Francisco

For Today

? Review any ques-ons about the genogram ? Con-nue with our a6en-ve listening skills

? Video ? Ac-vity

? Discuss three strategies you would use with children/ adolescents

? Go over in detail some of Bowen's theory ? An ac-vity with the Haefner (2014) ar-cle ? Share our thoughts ? Time to work on

? Genograpm -- 6/12/17 ? Thought Process ? 6/14/17

Happy & Sad Behaviors

? Group One INSIDE -- -- -- -- -- Group Two OUTSIDE ? Then we will switch ? 5 minutes each -me ? Purpose:

? Working on a6en-ve behaviors and its affect on our clients ? Situa-ons where this could occur ? Ideas

Murray Bowen

? Began looking at schizophrenia & mothers ? With the NIMH he began to study the en-re family ? "All families were pre6y much alike" (1978) ? Worked at Georgetown Medical Center ? Each family has an emo-onal system

? Transgenera-onal approach

Murray Bowen

? Inevitable chronic emo-onal anxiety present in family ? Chronic anxiety is the source of family dysfunc-on

? Differen-a-on of self & emo-onal fusion ? Ability of a person to dis-nguish from family ? Ability of individuals to func-on autonomously

? There are 8 stages ? Differen-a-on of Self ? Triangles ? Nuclear Family Emo-onal System ? Family projec-on process ? Emo-onal Cut Off ? Mul-genera-onal transmission process ? Sibling Posi-on ? Societal Regression

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